DREAM BIG

Did I write them ? rel 2.

2011-12-21T01:13:00.000+05:30

" Every gain might give you happiness, but every loss is definitely not a pain " ~ Shoma

We have a feeling that loosing something / someone is a loss in life and try to associate pain with that loss irrespective of the good effects of that loss in life. A tree would have no questions like why does it have to lose its energy source every winter. Instead it surrenders all its leaves to regain it again back. The day it refuses to accept this , it will not grow but perish. We better understand this and save ourselves.

If you have still not got it, Ratan tata sold off many Tata enterprises which did not bring so much of profits to TATA GOC. ( just a pratical example ).

" Present is completely not built on your past, but your present is a means to undo your past " ~ Shoma

We human beings have enormous difficulty in concentrating on our present. We always think about our past and keep thinking how we would have done it better.While we lose the magic of present and see it becoming our past time - during which we dint do what we were supposed to do. As Indian mythology calls it 'Karma' is definitely a way to undo your mistakes of past. Realize the need, act in present.

" What is truth , what is not ??
What is yours , what is not ??
These questions are answered only to those who have guts to stay till the end. The other die with an incomplete image of world what they carry through one or two incidents of their life (Remember !! you are on a journey.. don conclude on a scene or two). For the rest of you : Picture abhi baaki hai. " ~ Shoma

Don't want to explain this one. One who understands can rejoice life :).

Did I write them ? ( release 1)

2011-12-09T23:41:00.001+05:30

Best of the best lines are written not by thinking but when felt. Few such lines by me .. which I felt good enough to publish .

"Things on move are always respected .. blowing wind gives enormous energy .. moving water makes wonders .. keep life on move -- don accumulate u will become non consumable like sea water~ Shoma"

"Travelling places is so peculiar .. at the end we reach back the place where we started from .. but the journey is what gives us the experience of joy .. like wise .. meeting new people does not assure they will stay forever with us ... its the unforgettable moments we live what changes our life .. - DEDICATED TO ALL WHOM I KNOW~ Shoma"

This is my favorite -

" Once in a while dont just live 'for'.. just LIVE "~Shoma

Hope you liked them .. Writing is very powerful.. Trust me friends !! I dont mind you copying the title of the blog and publishing you quotes . Once you do please post it on

http://www.facebook.com/shoma.fanpage

I will definitely read each of them. Looking forward for your 'Did I write them ?'moment :).

Proud Moment :: Networking to feed the hunger - TOI on 36meals.com

2011-11-29T02:34:00.001+05:30

Revolution which started on 7th Sep 2011 has reached many lives in Bangalore , Chennai , Hyderabad, Mysore , Kenya , Bahamas and many more places . Times of India speaks about 36meals.com and the founder of this initiative - A Visionary Entrepreneur and Inspirational speaker Mr.Sujit Lalwani. Indeed a proud moment to be a part of such positive team. I am sure many of you will appreciate the initiative.

The article featured in TOI can also be accessed at : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Networking-to-feed-the-hungry/articleshow/10898611.cms

A frightening number of people go to bed every night fighting hunger:reports say India is home to one-quarter of the world's hungry and one-third ofthe world's undernourished children. While there is a general awareness of thechallenge, only a small percentage of the population is contributing to asolution. Bangalore-based Sujit Lalwani, 24, is one among them. He decided todo his bit for hungry people, a few months ago.

Lalwani started a campaign - 36meals.com, which aims to create awareness aboutsaving food and donating meals to the poor and needy. It's an initiative underInspiration Unlimited, run by Lalwani and One Young World, a global forum wherepeople with leadership calibre come together on a single platform to findsolutions to existing problems.

Volunteers urge people to stop wasting food and also donate meals. All theyask for, initially, is one meal in 10 days, which they say is how much a personwastes on an average. One in 10 days, three a month and 36 a year. "We askpeople to start with donating a meal a year, which doesn't cost much. We callthem beginners. People who want to donate one meal a month are in theintermediate group. Those who can donate 36 meals a year are called experts. Wehave 500 beginners, roughly 150 intermediates and close to 100 experts. By nextyear, we want at least 5,000 meals to be donated. It's a culture to be passedon," says Lalwani.

The initiative is supported by like-minded people from both within the countryand abroad. It has volunteers from schools, colleges and professionals fromvaried industries who work from various locations. "We have volunteers inBangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai and also in Kenya and theBahamas. I mostly work with students who cannot pool in finances, so I thoughtinitially we'll work on a non-financial basis, with some kind of involvementfrom people around," says Lalwani. The network is ever growing, he adds.
A 2008-batch NIT Surathkal engineering student, Lalwani is not just anentrepreneur, but an inspirational speaker and an aspiring author. "I havealways aspired to be a young achiever, which to me means creating an impact onsociety. I became one of five ambassadors representing India at Zurich during theOne Young World conference last year, which had representatives from 170countries. It gave me the platform to grow my network," says Lalwani.

They also reach out to people through social networking sites and byvisiting schools and colleges, apart from personal networking. 36meals.com isencouraged as a social group in some city schools too. "We got to knowfrom the Bahamas that Pollo Tropical and Burger King,the food giants, are tying up with 36meals.com for promotions throughout the United States,which is good news for us," says Lalwani.

HOW DOES ONE DONATE?

Usually people come in a group, where each person gets food either from homeor pools in money and buys food from a restaurant. They then donate the food toan orphanage, old-age home or to beggars with a 36meals.com volunteer.

36meals.com does not collect money from donors. They plan to start workingas an NGO in a few months. People collect food and then go to 36meals.com todonate it, usually in groups

( Post your comments . Pledge on www.36meals.com )

This BLOG is dedicated to the Brilliant Global Platform YOUR BIG YEAR!!! - A Smaller Earth Initiative! All of you must repost this on all your BLOGs!!!

2011-11-27T09:59:00.001+05:30

The efforts extended towards changing thousands of lives, impacting the world with his positivity and the wave of entrepreneurship he is creating are beyond an imagination one would expect out of a 24 year old Indian. I am proud to announce that this person is taking India's name to that level which not even our 5th 5 year plan would speak about. I take all the pride in supporting him and want all of you to support him in this mission.

like him on fb ( on his YBY page :) ) : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sujit-Lalwani-Your-Big-Year-2012-Top-111-Finalist/316020288425943

I am indeed glad to share that I ama finalist amongst TOP-111 around the world, and the feeling is beyond theworld, inexplicable by all means. The platform is unique and the prize is lifetransforming indeed. For people with a global vision and a vision to changetheir nation and the world, through their actions, this can act as a nitrogenbooster!!!

I am working towards winning this competition and want many more people toparticipate in this next year and prove their worth. I feel proud to share allthe information about this platform with you all!
The Your Big Year Competition brings a large number of talented people fromall over the world to compete on a common platform and the final 12 get toattend the Global Entrepreneurship Congress this year at Liverpool in March2012.The prize is a life changing experience, which involves exploringcountries and cultures, meeting World Leaders, innovators, and inspirationalentrepreneurs, executing projects in different parts of the world.

"Last Year’s finalists were so incredibly impressive and showed how peoplefrom different countries can work together to make things happen. They had ahugely positive impact on me and I am now expecting this year’s competitors todo the same. There are many ways to make positive impact and the most importantthing is to try and do so at every opportu-nity."

Chris Arnold is the founder! Chris’s professional experience is in leading anddeveloping Businesses. An entrepreneurial spirit has put him in a position ofDirector in a number of com-panies and he has a motivational style ofleadership. His increasing success & experience has provided him with thechance to acquire new skills, like guest speaker, and he has also become partof a number of steering groups and boards for regional and internationalorganizations. Amongst others, these have included being Chair of the FurtherEducation Enterprise Hubs Project, being on the Regional Board of the NationalEnterprise Academy, and now being on the Steering Group for the 2012 GlobalEntrepreneurship Congress - to be held in Liverpool!

His first goal however is to aggressively integrate cul-tural exchange andtravel into education, citizenship and personal development. For Chris,traveling with a purpose and with the idea of giving something to an unfamiliarcommunity is the best route to accelerated learning. He also clearly has apassion for facilitating entrepreneurship, as shown by some of the specificboards and steering groups he has worked on.

This year the YBY global festival is happening at Li-verpool in the month ofMarch. Liverpool Vision is the city of Liverpool’s economic developmentcom-pany. It was established at a critical stage in the city’s urban andeconomic renaissance. Now the company is enabling Liverpool to complete andaccelerate the considerable economic recovery and growth we have witnessed overthe last decade. They are focused on building a strong, sustainable economythat can com-pete more effectively in international markets than ever before.

Friends, I am really glad to share all this with you, and dream to make it tothe finals of this and bring back loads of knowledge and experience for youall!

Yours
Sujit Lalwani

When was the last tme you did something for the first time ?

2011-10-09T02:16:00.002+05:30

(~True admiration to SRK , could not stop blogging about it )

My love for observing people i.e,. willing to become an Anthropologist drives me crazy to stay awake late night and keep TV on for catching up many interviews across channels.

Today probably I have heard something which I know will make me a very diverse person. This will be one line which will keep me moving towards the shore where a better Shoma is waiting to be visited. SRK answered why RA one like this - I ask myself

" When was the last time when u did something for the first time ?"

and that made me take up RA-One .

It is self contended to set up the fire in you. Dear friends , since last 20+ years most of us would not have even give a thought of making our life story sound better.

We keep procrastinating things , like I did not design a dress which I had bought around 3.5 years back. Its not that I did not find time , or designs its absence of 'Lets do it now ' attitude. it was 2 weeks back that I spent time in selecting cloth , lace , and the designing it personally.It motivated me to design two more dresses along with that. :)

Akon ,the singer - in news for singing in RA One. Dont be surprised , he sings in 19-20 languages !!! .

Stop imitating ,be yourself - is outdated !!

Stop being yourself, be whom you always wanted to be !

( ~paulo coelho )

Mc D sells 75 burgers every second . World around us is fast , don't wait for ages to bring change in your life and yourself . Change happens in a moment not in ages .Catch that moment, keep asking yourself the question " when was the last time I did something for the first time ? " and do what you wanted to do from a long time . After all thats what every one says " Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara " . :D

Well am I being too filmy .. :P its okay they say world is a big theatre :);)

Btw let me know what are you planning to do something for the first time after reading this . post in your comments .

My first media appearence along with my team

2011-09-21T01:06:00.000+05:30

This August TV9 interviewed my mentor Mr.Sujit Lalwani, One Young World Ambassador' 11. The snippet of the interview was telecasted on all channels of tv9 network. The video features the team. It is great working with such an awesome team.

The team lead by Sujit lalwani is relentlessly working to make a positive impact on the society through many initiatives and programs.

One of the recent initiatives started by the team is www.36meals.com which aims to bring an awareness in the people about how consuming right quantity of food and not wasting it can help bring balance in the world where 1billion people sleep with out food every day.The idea is already a big success and getting supporters from across the world. for more details log on to the website www.36meals.com, www.facebook.com/36meals, follow us @36meals.

Pledge @ 36meals.com and make difference to the people who are deprived of food. for any details contact 36meals@gmail.com.

2 mins read: EVOLVE

2011-08-05T03:49:00.002+05:30

Science believes in Evolution.. so does every living and non living thing on this planet.. rather universe except human beings. We would like to nourish and retain the mindsets, behavior, habits .. attitudes that we have accepted and adapted in course of life.

We the need to have updated and latest software versions .. but never we realize we are still living with the stinking old mindsets governing our actions and behavior every moment.

Evolve is the word which needs to be understood.The whole point if being alive is to evolve to be the complete person you were intended to be.

I dont like him.. I hate the way she dresses ... Evolve - please they are not craving for your verdict to decide they are good or bad.

"Man must evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge, aggression and retaliation. The foundation of such a method is love." says King Martin luther.

Quit from the job of hating others , you will never get your paycheck for this.

My mother follows a teleserial since 4 years .. an informative show,.. but when I asked her one good thing she is done/learnt having followed the serial for 4 years - she says nothing. Evolve from the habit of only gathering information and knowledge. Start using it if not , atleast share it with someone they will use it.

Evolve from the habit of trying to be what you are not.Make an effort to architect your life, Evolve from the habit of copying others life.. My friend does engineering I also do.. My relatives think I should get married .. Please Evolve !! when a small apple seed measuring not even a centimeter can know how the apple tree it will grow into should look like.. it knows what should be the color and shape of leaves.. the amount of sweetness in the fruits it will bear .. amount of water and sunlight it will need. What do we know about how our next 5 years should be like ??!!!

If you have reached this line and still feeling ' I am like this ' , 'I cant change , this is the way I am', 'If you want you will only adjust/compromise'.. then I have forgotten to mention Darwin's theory 'Evolve from being an Ape'.Evolve as a Man.

1000 miles and still walking !!

2011-07-02T23:25:00.000+05:30

I am enthralled to see the count of my blog visits turning into 4 digit number. When I started blogging 2 years back I strongly believed I was a bad writer. I believed I was as confused as any other person when it comes to expressing thoughts. The beauty of writing is its a process and it purifies your thoughts and helps you evolve as a person.

I am glad that writing has helped to express my concerns, share the best experiences.They say a journey of thousand miles starts with a single step. So true, when we think about walking thousand miles it actually looks difficult.. sometimes impossible. But friends all I wanna say is taking that first step is all that matters :)

I am thankful for everyone who supported me , inspired me .. :) thanks for every click. Hope the articles helped you in some way :).Hope I was able to make the smallest difference in your life. Hope I was able to motivate you atleast for a moment.

Still walking ...

Get Educated !!!

2011-06-11T01:04:00.000+05:30

Its been many days I poured out my thoughts on to paper.. Just like all your lives, I too had a hard time facing tough phase of life. Many a times we feel life is too bright to be true... some times we face darkest of the days. I'm sure most of you can empathize with me when I say ,We face issues in all phases of life. Life is like a sinusoidal wave - we enjoy the highest peaks of happiness and joy as well as deepest of sorrows. We feel good times don't last .. similarly bad times too.

There will be times when we feel life is hell.. we crib about situations, responsibilities, relationships, work issues, people etc. There may be many things which come challenging to us which will try to question our beliefs, we fight the challenges that come our way.. We go all out to win the fight, But when the challenges come in form of the people who are close to us it becomes a tough job to go against them and fight. In this entire process some or the other time we feel ‘life is not fair’.

True Life is not fair.. Life is not meant to be FAIR, Life is life. It will put us through the mandatory tests one should go through. To hate life just because it will test us in every phase of life is as stupid as a kid hating school just because they have exam every year before being promoted to a higher grade. I agree we all used to hate going to school and taking exams, but that’s how we could become educated today.. we are able to know how every single minute particle of this universe is created and operated. Today we can differenciate between the right and wrong because we are given knowledge about it. Everyone knows the difference between a literate and an illiterate person. Do remember life has its own way of educating too. Its called life education. The most difficult but most valued form of knowledge which is acquired through practical experience. If we resist the lessons to be learnt in right time tomorrow we might lack the knowledge required to make right decisions to lead a better life. Life is a great teacher we better be a humble students. J

And about the tough times, I have been told by my mentor that - when we feel we are in hell, all you need to do is keep walking, you will come out of it. The worst thing one can ever do is to stop there and be in hell forever. Dear friends, dont let small stones block your way to happy life. When you feel you are low remember you are at the lowest negative point in life’s sinusoidal wave ,look up and feel the next thing that will happen to you is to reach peaks of happiness and you will see happening it. Work for your dreams, achieve what ever you want after all its one life we get to live. Live it to the fullest. Good luck :)

This Fine Life: A Novel

Every 100 Counts ( P.S - must read)

2011-03-30T00:12:00.000+05:30

I take the pleasure of being a part of ' The Team ' which helps me be a part of an out of box idea to serve the society. last year it was ' Footware campaign' this time ...

Its another great cause to stand for ..

I have something to share.. I will take 5 mins .. read on . I'm sure you will appreciate.

WORLD: It is estimated that about 9 million new cancer cases are diagnosed every year and over 4.5 million people die from cancer each year in the world.

INDIA: The estimated number of new cancers in India per year is about 7 lakhs and over 3.5 lakhs people die of cancer each year.

KARNATAKA: There would be about 1.5 lakhs cancer cases at any given time in Karnataka and about 35,000 new cancer cases are added to this pool each year.

(4 years back my grand mom died out of cancer - it was not detected in earlier stages)

It can happen to any one of us.. Or our dear one's..

And everyone who is suffering will not be in a position to afford the treatment..

To save those affected souls from departing from their dear one's ..

There are many research institutes trying to give treatment free of cost and some at low prices .. but still its not enough to reach everyone..

We decided to take an initiative to give them a helping hand ..

Hence, me along with my few friends are organizing " A leadership and entrepreneurship talk " by " A One Young World delegate ' .

( The speaker is an international Inspirational Speaker ... Was chosen to represent India at London at " One Young World Summit 2010 OYW" .. he is a successful young entrepreneur and has given innumerous talks country wide. For more info about OYW see http://blog2.oneyoungworld.com/press/delegates/list.php or google out OYW)

This revenue generated by this event will be donated for treatment of cancer patients.

Event details :

venue : Ambedkar Bhavan, millers road, Vasanthanagar, Bangalore

Date: 1st April 2011

Timings: 5.30 pm to 7.30pm

The entry pass will cost 100 per head.

I personally invite you all for this event. Inspite of being for a cause you get to hear to a great speaker (contact me for speaker profile) .

For passes you can contact

ph: 9620159757

v.shoma@gmail.com,

I know its on friday.. and every one will hav their own plans for the weekend.., many of us complaint we cannot attend the talk .. blah blah blah ..Once in a year for 2 hours you are asked to pull out your time to make a small change.

But guys .. 100Rs is not a BIG money that you cannot afford ..

If the reason is very genuine like u are hospitalized or if u are getting married on the same day and u are not able to attend, still you can buy a pass and give it any of ur friends or any college going kid in your circle. They will definitely thank u after listening to the speaker :).

Will be expecting your reply/call/message SOON . Passes will be reached to you where ever u are in India.

P.S : We talk so much about not given enough opportunity to prove what we can do. When given such a beautiful chance do make a differnce to one suffering soul to heal the pain they go through. Don give me stupid reasons PLEASEEEE - I know we are good at it .

Expecting ur response/ reply/call/msg/mail/comment.. :)

You cannot control what you cannot measure

2011-01-19T01:34:00.001+05:30

Working almost a year in software industry, I see people working ruthlessly. Meeting deadlines become the highest priority of one’s life being a part of this industry. Working till late hours is no more an exceptional

case.

Four years ago the life was totally different, relaxing college environment, fun filled days and lively friends… they look totally different, but not much different in a way .Then also we had a routine which we followed strictly without questioning much , now also we have a routine which we follow. The only change is the kinda routine we follow.

Four years back we were busy, now also we are . But somewhere in this routine we often forget to measure ourself. I’m inspired by this quote which describes the need for software metrics – “You cannot control what you cannot measure”. If you want to control your personal growth there should be metrics to measure the same.

These are the few things I have learnt:

How many extra miles I have walked in last 30 days apart from my work /studies??What extra have I done/accomplished in last 30 days?
We spent a lot of time to decide what dress we should wear today. Do we even spend a min to think what attitudes should we wear today? Our attitude decides our altitude. These things definitely make a difference to our growth.
Write down your dreams/objectives and align your thoughts and actions to achieve them.
Have I learnt something new today?? It can be a small thing like making a to-do list instead of making our memory a junk yard. It can be reading some useful grammar tips. It can be watching news for 5 min.
It can be a new adventure u have done.
Its ultimately people we need when we are in any difficulty(not the piece the code we develop neither any other work we do.) How many people did I make feel better today?
When we work towards excellence, money/rewards follow (or even run behind) us.

” The better way to earn money is by increasing your value.”

When you have many other metrics like this to measure it helps us to check what are we spending time on. It helps to measure our speed towards achieving our dreams/objectives.

I’m sure you have many thoughts running at this moment, Put them down in comments section. I’m eager to know your opinions J.